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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 8, 2018 8:04:03 GMT
Champions of the common people, fighting against social injustice. Robbers of the rich who give generously to the poor. Classic films from across the world portray folk legends & exciting tales of the noble & daring adventurer, highlighting the revolutionary spirit of the bandit gang. Fact or fiction .. do you have any Outlaw Folk Hero themed classic films to share ? Wolz - Leben und Verklärung eines deutschen Anarchisten , Wolz - Life and Illusion of a German Anarchist (1974) East Germany Directed by Günter Reisch This outstanding drama with a dynamic lead performance tells the tale of German Soldier Ignaz Wolz who has returned from the front line battles of WWI to a chaotic social environment. Having witnessed first hand the devastating exploitation from capitalist war profiteers, Wolz decides to start his own revolution. Forming a large armed gang, the group carry out daring and audacious explosive acts, expropriating from the rich to distribute amongst the struggling workers and unemployed. Wolz is eventually arrested and sentenced to life in prison, however mass protests demand an amnesty for his release... The excellent film is an interesting and fascinating historical account, based on the autobiography of Max Hoelz (1889-1933). "From the White Cross to the Red Flag" (1929) . Max Hoelz was known as the "Red Robin Hood" .
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Post by petrolino on Dec 8, 2018 12:37:45 GMT
'Jaroslav Siakel's Jánošík (1921) is a Slovak black-and-white silent film from 1921. It relates the popular legend of the highwayman Juraj Jánošík. It shows the filmmakers' experience with early American movies in camera work, in the use of parallel narratives, and in sequences inspired by Westerns. Jánošík placed Slovak filmmaking as the 10th national cinema in the world to produce a full-length feature movie.'
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 8, 2018 15:58:47 GMT
An unflattering look at people who saw themselves as folk heroes.  |
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Post by koskiewicz on Dec 8, 2018 15:59:08 GMT
The previously banned US film "Salt of the Earth" comes to mind. Actor Will Geer was actually blackballed for appearing in it.
And there was also Ned Kelly...
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Post by politicidal on Dec 8, 2018 18:10:12 GMT
Director Philippe de Broca and star Jean-Paul Belmondo's 1962 swashbuckler Cartouche, loosely inspired by the exploits of French outlaw Louis Dominique Bourguignon.
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Post by teleadm on Dec 8, 2018 18:10:15 GMT
 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938, mostly myths and legends, but I don't care. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 8, 2018 18:55:20 GMT
FolK heroes are not always known for sharing the wealth or robbing only from the rich  |
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Dec 8, 2018 19:08:04 GMT
 The Mark of Zorro (1940) |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 8, 2018 19:23:26 GMT
An unflattering look at people who saw themselves as folk heroes. Thanks so much bravomailer following on from your post , I have just been reading with great interest about this radical group , and will track down a copy of the film |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 8, 2018 19:35:17 GMT
The previously banned US film "Salt of the Earth" comes to mind. Actor Will Geer was actually blackballed for appearing in it.
And there was also Ned Kelly...
The Bader Meinhoff gang were a bunch of radical idiots. Thanks koskiewicz Ned a local Outlaw Folk Hero , A number of films have been made of the Australian bushranger. Including famously The Story of the Kelly Gang which has been inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register for being the world's first full-length narrative feature film... Kelly and his gang eluded the police for two years, thanks mainlyt to the support of an extensive network of sympathisers. Probably the classic film that glamourized the outlaw the most was the 1970 British production that uses personality Mick Jagger who was considered to be a popular drawcard for attracting a wider and younger audience...  |
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Post by bravomailer on Dec 8, 2018 19:39:12 GMT
An unflattering look at people who saw themselves as folk heroes. Thanks so much bravomailer following on from your post , I have just been reading with great interest about this radical group , and will track down a copy of the film Hope you like it. The trailer, or at least some of them, suggests the group was fighting the system. The film depicts the group as vicious criminals. I'd give the film a 7/10. The trailer gets a 3/10. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 8, 2018 19:52:04 GMT
How could these two nice lookin' guys be crooks ?  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 8, 2018 19:54:28 GMT
 this guy could be a thread all on his own  |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 8, 2018 19:54:58 GMT
O Cangaceiro , The Bandits (1953) Brazilian action drama film directed by Lima Barreto. The exciting historical film was a national and international success, winning several film awards, including at the Cannes Film Festival. Beautifully crafted with stunning costuming, the characters appear to have leapt. straight from the amazing historical photos of the Cangaceiro The film tells of the exploits from most famous bandit leader of the Cangaço. Lampião Cangaço was a form of banditry endemic to the Brazilian Northeast, prevalent throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Lampião led a band of up to 100 cangaçeiros, who occasionally took over small towns and who fought a number of successful actions against paramilitary police when heavily outnumbered, the gang were given much support from the locals. Lampião's exploits and reputation turned him into a 'folk hero', the Brazilian equivalent of Jesse James... 
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Post by teleadm on Dec 8, 2018 20:37:00 GMT
O Cangaceiro , The Bandits (1953) Brazilian action drama film directed by Lima Barreto. The exciting historical film was a national and international success, winning several film awards, including at the Cannes Film Festival. Beautifully crafted with stunning costuming, the characters appear to have leapt. straight from the amazing historical photos of the Cangaceiro The film tells of the exploits from most famous bandit leader of the Cangaço. Lampião Cangaço was a form of banditry endemic to the Brazilian Northeast, prevalent throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Lampião led a band of up to 100 cangaçeiros, who occasionally took over small towns and who fought a number of successful actions against paramilitary police when heavily outnumbered, the gang were given much support from the locals. Lampião's exploits and reputation turned him into a 'folk hero', the Brazilian equivalent of Jesse James... Sorry! to distract That theme melody somehow found a way into north Europe garden party music mix songs in late 1960's to early 1970s. |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 9, 2018 3:23:58 GMT
The first film from Jamaica, The Harder they Come (1972) was directed by Perry Henzell & stars reggae singer Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe Martin. His character is based upon a real-life Jamaican Outlaw Folk Hero better known as Rhyging. Mythologised in Jamaican popular culture, according to Cliff, " Rhygin was very much on the side of the people; he was a kind of Robin Hood, I guess you could call him" Martin achieved much notoriety during the 1940s, and despite a ruthless nature he became a folk-hero for the poverty-stricken residents of the Jamaican ghettos. Famously during his crime spree, he would sent taunting messages to the press and created a photograph of himself holding guns... The wonderful film that introduced reggae to the world, loosely follows the outlaws life, updating to a contemporary setting, and introduces a musical & drug dealing element …  |
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Post by manfromplanetx on Dec 9, 2018 4:22:29 GMT
Legendary tales of the famous Japanese outlaw folk hero , Ishikawa Goemon (1558 –1594) live on today in contemporary Japanese popular culture. Skilled in the arts of Iga ninjutsu Ishikawa Goemon was an anti-authoritarian who fought social injustice. He formed and led a band of thieves and bandits who robbed from rich feudal lords, merchants and clerics, and shared the loot with the oppressed peasants. An eight film series began in 1962 with Shinobi no Mono directed by Satsuo Yamamoto who followed with Zoku shinobi no mono (1963), both films star Raizô Ichikawa who gives a brilliant performance as Ishikawa Goemon . These two films from the series in particular are absolutely outstanding . The subversive director infuses a dark socio-political tone, deconstructing the fanciful otherworldly elements of the legendary ninja. Yamamoto avoids the surreal taking a gritty and realistic approach he portrays Ishikawa Goemon and his black clad warriors as exploited & socially oppressed, men and women who live a dark life within the shadow world with no prospect of upward mobility and ultimately, the promise of an unglorified anonymous death in servitude...  |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Dec 10, 2018 0:45:12 GMT
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Dec 10, 2018 1:51:40 GMT
Another "foxy" folk hero:  |
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